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" Thou shalt have one God only; who
Would be at the expense of two?
No graven images may be
Worshipped, except the currency:
Swear not at all; for, for thy curse
Thine enemy is none the worse:
At church on Sunday to attend
Will serve to keep the world thy friend:
Honour thy parents; that is all
From whom advancement may befall:
Thou shalt not kill; but need'st not strive
Officiously to keep alive:
Do not adultery commit;
Advantage rarely comes of it:
Thou shalt not steal; an empty feat,
When it's so lucrative to cheat:
Bear not false witness; let the lie
Have time on its own wings to fly:
Thou shalt not covet, but tradition
Approves all forms of competition. "

Arthur Hugh Clough


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Arthur Hugh Clough quote : Thou shalt have one God only; who<br />Would be at the expense of two?<br />No graven images may be<br />Worshipped, except the currency:<br />Swear not at all; for, for thy curse<br />Thine enemy is none the worse:<br />At church on Sunday to attend<br />Will serve to keep the world thy friend:<br />Honour thy parents; that is all<br />From whom advancement may befall:<br />Thou shalt not kill; but need'st not strive<br />Officiously to keep alive:<br />Do not adultery commit;<br />Advantage rarely comes of it:<br />Thou shalt not steal; an empty feat,<br />When it's so lucrative to cheat:<br />Bear not false witness; let the lie<br />Have time on its own wings to fly:<br />Thou shalt not covet, but tradition<br />Approves all forms of competition.